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Local
1 year ago
WEEKEND WEATHER: Partly cloudy and dry

Temps will warm slightly to close to 50 on Saturday and 60 on Sunday.

Planned Parenthood procedure room in Springfield, IL
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
New federal lawsuit from conservative legal group challenges Illinois abortion protections

The lawsuit seeks to prevent the state from requiring insurers to cover abortion coverage by arguing that doing so violates the First Amendment and 14th Amendment rights of its plaintiffs.

Priest collar
Local
1 year ago
Taylorville priest resigns following misconduct allegations

Both men acknowledged their actions were incompatible with their responsibilities in the church.

Jussie Smollett
Crime
1 year ago
Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned

Smollett, who is Black and gay, told police in January 2019 that two men assaulted him in his downtown Chicago neighborhood, spouting slurs, tossing a noose around his neck, and yelling that he was in “MAGA country.”

Crime
1 year ago
Springfield woman indicted on first-degree murder charges for 2019 shooting

Police say the murder investigation required extensive department resources and involved collaboration with federal and state agencies.

Education
1 year ago
Linda McMahon: From WWE to Trump Cabinet

Statehouse reaction to Trump education pick

Music 103.7 WDBR
1 year ago
WDBR TOP 5: Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars have the biggest hit in the Capital City

Myles Smith’s “Stargazing” joins the Top 5 this week.

Lanphier High School sign
Crime
1 year ago
Two Lanphier High School students arrested after lunchroom fight, officer used taser to break up altercation

The two teens engaged in the physical altercation failed to stop after multiple commands from the officer.